# Accident 19810326012729A: Amtren VOLKSPLANE*, Crossville, TN, March 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1981, 11:38 local time
- Place: Crossville, TN
- Airport: Crossville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9515° N, 85.0306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crossville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9515&lon=-85.0306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2879, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2879-1984-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Satterfield VOLKSPLANE (registry code 05618AX, https://openairdocs.org/model/satterfield-volksplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTREN VOLKSPLANE*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DKW14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKW14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810326012729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PROPELLER FAILED DURING INITIAL CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL81DKW14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKW14), Mar 26, 1981: Volksplane 1 (N2879), Crossville, TN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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